Subj : iOS AI browsing 🌎, Moderna's cancer vaccine 💉, Nvidia special stock grants 💰 To : tldr@synchro.net From : TLDR Date : Thu Apr 11 2024 10:39 am --yXmjfUns Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable iOS 18 will apparently feature a new Safari browsing assistant=C2=A0 = Sign Up [1] |View Online [2]=20 =09=09TLDR =09=09TOGETHER WITH [Dra= ta] [3] TLDR 2024-04-11 CAN I SEE YOUR SOC 2 REPORT? (SPONSOR) [= 3]=20 If you're a fast growing SaaS organization, the question isn't "i= f", but "when" you'll need to demonstrate compliance with a SOC 2 report.= But compliance is easier said than done. Enter Drata [3]: =09* Save= hundreds of hours getting audit-ready with 140+ integrations [3]. =09*= Not a compliance expert? No problem. 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The features include the AI-powered Magic Editor, Magic Eraser, Photo= Unblur, and Portrait Light. They will only work on devices running And= roid 8.0 or iOS 15 or higher and on Chromebook Plus devices with at least= 3GB RAM and ChromeOS version 118+. The tools will start rolling out on M= ay 15 - it may take weeks for them to make it to all users.=20 = =F0=9F=9A=80=20 SCIENCE & FUTURISTIC TECHNOLOGY ASTRANIS UNVEILS O= MEGA =E2=80=98MICROGEO=E2=80=99 SATELLITES FOR BEAMING DEDICATED BROADBAN= D DOWN FROM HIGH ORBIT (5 MINUTE READ) [6]=20 Astranis, a company that = builds and operates relatively small broadband satellites in high orbits,= has unveiled a new generation of communications satellites that will ser= ve broadband to Earth from geostationary orbit faster than any existing c= omsat. The new class of satellites, called Omega, can provide 50 gigabits= per second of bandwidth each in both civilian and military bands. Astran= is' relatively smaller satellites make them harder to target, making the= infrastructure more resilient to attacks. The company plans to complet= e its first Omega satellite in 2025 and launch as many as 24 per year to = orbit starting in 2026.=20 HOPES RISE FOR MRNA CANCER VACCINE AFTER MOD= ERNA TRIAL SHOWS PROMISE (1 MINUTE READ) [7]=20 Moderna's mRNA cancer= vaccine, developed to target melanoma, might also treat a form of head a= nd neck cancer. Data from an early trial showed a greater survival rate f= or patients who took Moderna's cancer vaccine alongside immunotherapy tre= atments. The news sent Moderna's share price soaring.=20 =F0=9F=92= =BB PROGRAMMING, DESIGN & DATA SCIENCE SHELL HISTORY IS YOUR BES= T PRODUCTIVITY TOOL (8 MINUTE READ) [8]=20 Shell history can be a perso= nal knowledge vault, documentation, and command reference. This personal = documentation can provide huge boosts to productivity. This article provi= des tips on how to optimize shell history configuration and usage to get = the most out of it. The tips in the article focus on ZSH, but similar res= ults can be achieved in Bash and other shells.=20 CLIENT LIBRARIES AR= E BETTER WHEN THEY HAVE NO API (7 MINUTE READ) [9] csvbase uses a = client library with no API. It can pull dataframes using any dataframe li= brary that uses the fsspec standard file system interface library. fsspec= , which is well used but not well known, comes with built-in adaptors for= object stores, webdav, GitHub, Dropbox, and more. This post explains how= to use fsspec in your own programs.=20 =F0=9F=8E=81 MISCELLANEOU= S GEMINI 1.5 AND GOOGLE=E2=80=99S NATURE (14 MINUTE READ) [10]=20 = Google claims to have the best infrastructure for AI. Its deep investmen= ts into AI have helped customers train and serve cutting-edge language mo= dels and put the company at the forefront of the AI platform shift. This = article looks at how Google's infrastructure helps companies transform th= eir operations and what that says about Google's ability to compete. Goog= le may have to shift to a different business model, but its reliance on s= cale and overwhelming infrastructure advantage won't change - because it'= s the company's nature.=20 ALTERNATIVE BROWSERS REPORT UPLIFT AFTER E= U=E2=80=99S DMA CHOICE SCREEN MANDATE (12 MINUTE READ) [11]=20 A mont= h since the Digital Markets Act came into application, there are early si= gns that it is having an impact in stirring the competitive pot and helpi= ng smaller browser makers gain share. The new rules require internet gate= keepers to display browser choice screens that point users to alternative= s. It is still early days, but several browser companies have shared posi= tive stories of increased interest. 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iOS 18 May Feature All-New = 'Safari Browsing Assistant' (2 minute read)

iOS 18 will apparently feature a new Sa= fari browsing assistant. While the code for the feature has been confirmed = to exist, not many details about it are known. Apple is also apparently wor= king on an 'Encrypted Visual Search' feature. iOS is set to be unveiled dur= ing Apple's WWDC keynote on June 10.
Google brings AI-powered ed= iting tools, like Magic Editor, to all Google Photos users for free (3 minu= te read)

Google has made a handful of editing fe= atures previously exclusive to Pixel devices and paid subscribers free to a= ll Google Photos users. The features include the AI-powered Magic Editor, M= agic Eraser, Photo Unblur, and Portrait Light. They will only work on devic= es running Android 8.0 or iOS 15 or higher and on Chromebook Plus devices w= ith at least 3GB RAM and ChromeOS version 118+. The tools will start rollin= g out on May 15 - it may take weeks for them to make it to all users.
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Astranis unveils Omega =E2= =80=98MicroGEO=E2=80=99 satellites for beaming dedicated broadband down fro= m high orbit (5 minute read)

Astranis, a company that builds and ope= rates relatively small broadband satellites in high orbits, has unveiled a = new generation of communications satellites that will serve broadband to Ea= rth from geostationary orbit faster than any existing comsat. The new class= of satellites, called Omega, can provide 50 gigabits per second of bandwid= th each in both civilian and military bands. Astranis' relatively smaller s= atellites make them harder to target, making the infrastructure more resili= ent to attacks. The company plans to complete its first Omega satellite in = 2025 and launch as many as 24 per year to orbit starting in 2026.
Hopes rise for mRNA cancer = vaccine after Moderna trial shows promise (1 minute read)

Moderna's mRNA cancer vaccine, develope= d to target melanoma, might also treat a form of head and neck cancer. Data= from an early trial showed a greater survival rate for patients who took M= oderna's cancer vaccine alongside immunotherapy treatments. The news sent M= oderna's share price soaring.
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Shell History Is Your Best = Productivity Tool (8 minute read)

Shell history can be a personal knowled= ge vault, documentation, and command reference. This personal documentation= can provide huge boosts to productivity. This article provides tips on how= to optimize shell history configuration and usage to get the most out of i= t. The tips in the article focus on ZSH, but similar results can be achieve= d in Bash and other shells.
Client libraries are better= when they have no API (7 minute read)

csvbase uses a client library with no A= PI. It can pull dataframes using any dataframe library that uses the fsspec= standard file system interface library. fsspec, which is well used but not= well known, comes with built-in adaptors for object stores, webdav, GitHub= , Dropbox, and more. This post explains how to use fsspec in your own progr= ams.
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Google claims to have the best infrastr= ucture for AI. Its deep investments into AI have helped customers train and= serve cutting-edge language models and put the company at the forefront of= the AI platform shift. This article looks at how Google's infrastructure h= elps companies transform their operations and what that says about Google's= ability to compete. Google may have to shift to a different business model= , but its reliance on scale and overwhelming infrastructure advantage won't= change - because it's the company's nature.
Alternative browsers report= uplift after EU=E2=80=99s DMA choice screen mandate (12 minute read)

A month since the Digital Markets Act c= ame into application, there are early signs that it is having an impact in = stirring the competitive pot and helping smaller browser makers gain share.= The new rules require internet gatekeepers to display browser choice scree= ns that point users to alternatives. It is still early days, but several br= owser companies have shared positive stories of increased interest. Many re= gional mobile users have yet to see a choice screen appear on their devices= as changes are still rolling out.
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Nvidia employees are gettin= g richer with a 'special Jensen grant' that boosts their stock awards by 25= % (2 minute read)

The Jensen special grant will vest over= four years, with the first portion coming in September.
Avi Wigderson, Complexity T= heory Pioneer, Wins Turing Award (8 minute read)

Wigderson was named the winner of the A= ..M. Turing Award for his foundational contributions to the theory of comput= ation, which has touched nearly every area of the field.
Meta=E2=80=99s new AI chips= run faster than before (3 minute read)

The Meta Training and Inference Acceler= ator chip, which makes training more efficient and inference easier, was no= t expected to be released until 2025, but a second version of the chip is a= lready in production.
The $10,000 BYD Seagull EV = is scaring the U.S. auto industry (4 minute read)

While BYD isn't planning to enter the U= S, its entry into North America is considered an eventuality, and other Chi= nese automakers likely won't be far behind.
How Deep Does Life Go? (16 = minute read)

Microbial life could exist beneath Eart= h's surface in extreme environments long thought to be inhospitable.
The Rise and Impending Fall= of the Dental Cavity (28 minute read)

A new treatment for cavities will soon = be available for home delivery in the US for the price of a single dental f= illing - it could eliminate the bacteria that causes dental cavities in hum= ans completely.

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